Is General Mills a good company to work for?

General Mills has an overall rating of 4.0 out of 5, based on over 5,181 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months. 81% of employees would recommend working at General Mills to a friend and 60% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about General Mills have been left by employees working as Intern , Lab Technician and Account Executive .

Does General Mills pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, General Mills employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.8 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at General Mills. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at General Mills?

81% of General Mills employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated General Mills 4.1 out of 5 for work life balance, 4.1 for culture and values and 3.8 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at General Mills?

Manager (88) , Analyst (57) , Machine Operator (56) , Associate Marketing Manager (50) , Financial Analyst (43) , Business Analyst (41) , Consultant (39) , Intern (36) , Finance Manager (34) , Senior Financial Analyst (31) , Senior Analyst (30) , Assistant Manager (28) , Promotor De Vendas (28) , Team Leader (28) , Auxiliar De Produção (27)

What are the pros of working at General Mills according to real employee reviews?

"Work life balance is good if you plan ahead and keep on top of your work." ((in 410 reviews)); "The plant I worked at was full of great people and it was fun coming to work." ((in 400 reviews)); "And Great benefits" ((in 358 reviews)); "Work Culture is good and flexible." ((in 116 reviews)); "Good salary paid on time" ((in 75 reviews))

What are the cons of working at General Mills according to real employee reviews?

"poor management and promotion practices" ((in 102 reviews)); "Bad Managers: GMI has a “Great Managers” program developed to improve the quality of people managers in marketing." ((in 73 reviews)); "Constant layoffs and restructuring in all departments." ((in 60 reviews)); "Also hires people directly out of college who have no leadership experience at all and puts them in charge of 20" ((in 56 reviews)); "Teams that were once highly motivated and worked long hours now leave the office promptly at 3:00 p.m. every day." ((in 48 reviews))

What are employees saying about General Mills layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about General Mills layoffs and their outlook for job security at General Mills in 2026.

What are the top reviewed General Mills locations?

Minneapolis , Golden Valley , Murfreesboro , Hannibal , Belvidere , Cincinnati , Covington , Joplin , Cedar Rapids , Albuquerque , Chanhassen , Wellston , Lodi , Milwaukee , Buffalo , West Chicago , Reed City , Vineland , Rogers , Carson , Phoenix , Scottsdale , Chicago , Los Angeles , New Albany , Miami , Kansas City , Atlanta , New York , Houston

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General Mills

General Mills reviews

4.0

81% would recommend to a friend

(3,898 total reviews)

Jeff Harmening

81% approve of CEO

60% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.3

Diversity & inclusion

4.1

Culture & values

4.1

Work/Life balance

3.8

Compensation and benefits

3.8

Career opportunities

3.5

Senior management

General Mills has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 3,898 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The General Mills employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Manufacturing industry (3.5 stars).

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Reviews by job title

4K reviews

4.0

Feb 27, 2015

Great Company, potential for great experiences and opportunities...under certain circumstances

Finance manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

historically generous company in terms of benefits and taking care of employees, very good training and development programs/processes in place

Cons

very general mills-centric when it comes to advancement opportunities - as an external hire coming in at the manager level, very difficult to build support network necessary for promotion considerations

4.0

Feb 25, 2015

Great company to work for...

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great benefits, good compensation, really intelligent people to work with, amazing products, unique and industry changing projects

Cons

Going though reorganization changes that might not be enough to promote growth. Is hard to change when upper management is still the same. Our presidents only switch places. business is not growing

3.0

Feb 16, 2015

Monotonous work with great people

Business planning associate

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

These are some of the coolest people that I have ever met. General Mills recruiting does a great job finding fit amongst their employees. Clearly defined career path. Great benefits

Cons

The work gets old really fast. It's not very dynamic and depending on your team, you can spend countless hours perfecting a PowerPoint presentation. There is some difficulty in pinpointing how to advance your career as you have to wait for a spot to open up. And then be the first to jump on it when it opens. Fostering a team environment can turn into a me-first or loudest person wins race to the top.

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